Display-rack for garments and the like.



H. B. REYHER.

DISPLAY BAGK FOR GARMENTS AND THE LIKE.

v APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 19, 1909:

Patented June 1,1909.

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HENRY E. REYHER, OF LA GRANGE, INDIANA.

DISPLAY-RACK FOB GARi/[ENTS AND THE LIKE.

Speciflcationpf Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1908.

Application filed March 19, 1909. Serial No. 484,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. RnYnER, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Grange, in the county of Lagrange and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Display-Rack for Garments and the Like, of which the following is a specification' This invention relates to racks especially designed for the display of garments and the like, although it is equally ada ted for use in tailoring establishments and to like where it is desired to temporarily store garments in a neat and compact manner.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple form of rack having hangers of novel construction for use 1n connection therewith,

said hangers being readily removable from the rack anel'easily placed in position thereon, each. hanger being so constructed as to firmly engage a garmentand support it.

A further object is to provide a rack .the hanger-engaging. portion of which can be rotated 'so as to bring any one of the hangers into a convenient position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawing, which is a perspective view of the complete device, the preferred form of the invention has been shown. f

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference A designates the baseio'f therack, the same being of any preferred construction, but preferably consisting of upper and lower disks 1. "and 2 having legs 3 extending therebetween and secured thereto, said legs diverging and extending downwardly so as to support the lower disk '2 above the floor. Mounted within the middle portions of the disks and extending upwardly therefrom is a a standard 4, which may, if preferred, be made e of a metal tube, and this standard is provided near its upper end with a supporting stud 5, while its upper extremity may be finished inany ornamental manner desired. The stud 5 constitutes the sup ort for the revoluble head B of the rack. his head consists of a ring 6, preferably formed of a strip of metal, and connected at regular intervals to a sleeve 7 by means of rods 8 disposed radially within the ring. The outer ends of these rods project through the ring and also through eyes 9 formed at the lower ends of braces 10 which extend upwardly" to a sleeve 11. which loosely mounted on the upper portion of Lh standard 4. The rods 8, braces 10 and ring e are held together in any preferred manner as by means of ordinary nuts, the outer ends cf the rods 8 being preferably screw-threaded for engagement with the nuts. Notches 12 are formed in the lower edge'of the ring 6 at regular intervals, one of these notches being preferably arranged between every two rods 8, as shown in the drawing.

The garment hangers used in connection with the rack are all similar in construction and each is formed of a single length of heavy spring wire folded upon itself at its center as indicated at 13, and then bent to form a hook 14 from which a stem 15 projects. The hook 14 is 'so pro ortioned as to fit snugly around the ring 6 ut sufficiently loose to permit the hook to he slid along the ring, the bill of the hook being small enough to pass through one of the notches 12 when brought into position in front thereof. The terminals of the wire are bent in opposite directions to form eyes 16, and those portions of the wire constituting the stem 15 form yielding jaws which are normally pressed together but which are designed to e spread apart when a garment is inserted between them and to bind upon the garment with sufficient pressure to support it.

It is to be understood that any desired number of hangers may be mounted upon the ring 6 and these hangers are placed in position thereon by inserting the hook 14 into the ring 6 and back of one of the notches 12 and then drawing the hook outwardly so as to bring the bill thereof into the notch 12. By then shifting the hook in the direction of .the circumference of the ring it will be moved in engagement therewith and the stem 15 held in position beyond the ring. When it is desired to support a garment such as shown, for example, by dotted lines at O, the upper portion of the garment is inserted between the wires of the stem of the hanger and said wires will press tightly thereagainst and support it. Vi hen it is desired to bring any one of the hangers into osition where it can be conveniently reache it is merely necessary to rotate the ring 6 until said hanger is brought close to the operator.

Obviously by providing a rack such as herein described a large number of garments can be supported in a compact manner and Without mussing, any one of the garments 20 being located at the same side of the ring.

said folded portion being easily reached for the purpose of re- I moving it.

The device is very simple in construction and can be manufactured at slight cost.

()bviously various changes maybe made in the construction and arrangement of the device without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is:--

1. A display rack comprising a standard, a head mounted for rotation thereon and including a notched ring, and a garment hanger com n'ising a single length of spring material i'oded, u)on itself at its center,

being bent to form a hook slidably mounted upon the ring and removable through the notch, there being a stem projecting from the hook and bearing upon the ring, the stem and the bill 01' the hook 2. A display rack comprising a standard,

a head mounted for rotation thereon, and including a notched ring, and garment hangers detaehably mounted upon the ring,

each hanger consisting of a single length of through the notch, that portion of the wire extending beyond the hook forming a garment clamping stem, said stem bearing normally downwardly upon the ring and the bill of the hook and the stem being projected beyond the outer face of the ring.

in testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own, I. have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY E. REYIIER. "itnesses JouN l CLUos'roN, JonN RE'ITEMUND. 

